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Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of…
Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second coming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to several questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustering storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the virtue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunyan ...Some gospel-truths opened according to the Scriptures, or, The divine and humane nature of Christ Jesus, his coming into the world, his righteousness, death, resurrection, ascension, intercession, and second comming to judgment, plainly demonstrated and proved and also answers to severall questions, with profitable directions to stand fast in the doctrine of Jesus the son of Mary, against those blustring storms of the Devils temptations, which do at this day, like so many scorpions, break loose from the bottomless pit, to bite and torment those that have not tasted the vertue of Jesus by the revelation of the spirit of God / published for the good of Gods chosen ones by that unworthy servant of Christ John Bunnyan ...
London: printed for J. Wright the younger, 1656
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But now, this merciless butcherer of men, the Devil, that he might be sure to make the soul fall short of glory, if possible, endeavours to persuade the soul, that its state is good; that it hath the spirit of Christ in it; and for a proof of the same, saith he, turn thy mind ⟨p. 74⟩inward, and listen within, and see if there be not that within thee that doth convince of sin: Now the poor soul, finding this to be so, all on haste (if it be willing to profess) through ignorance of the Gospel, Claps in with these motions of in own conscience, which doth command to abstain from this evil, and to practice that good; which if neglected, will accuse and torment for the same neglect of others, (Rom. 2. 15) both now and hereafter.
But now, this mercilesse butcherer of men, the Devil, that he might be sure to make the soule fall short of glory, if possible, endeavours to perswade the soule, that its state is good; that it hath the spirit of Christ in it; and for a proofe of the same, saith he, turne thy mind ⟨p. 74⟩inward, and listen within, and see if there be not that within thee that doth convince of sin: Now the poor soule, finding this to be so, all on haste (if it be willing to professe) through ignorance of the Gospel, Claps in with these motions of in own conscience, which doth command to abstain from this evil, and to practice that good; which if neglected, will accuse and torment for the same neglect of others, (Rom. 2. 15) both now and hereafter.
Now the soul seeing that there is something within that convinceth of sin, doth all on a sudden close with that▪ supposing it is the spirit of Christ, and so through this mistake is carried away with the teachings and convictions of its own Conscience (being misinformed by the Devil) unto the works of the law; under which, though it work all its dys, and labour with might